Burton Springs

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View over lakes and surrounding countryside
View over lakes and surrounding countryside
Bayleys rest pod
Picture of the lake
5 belle tents in their own field
View from the pod across alder pool
Camping, motorhome/caravan and belle tent fields
Quantock view pod
Lakeside view pod next to alder pool
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Bayleys rest pod
Picture of the lake
5 belle tents in their own field

  • Peaceful site at the foot of the Quantock Hills
  • Three fishing lakes on site
  • A base for Cheddar, Glastonbury and the Exmoor and Somerset coast
Solo sorts, families, couples and most of all anglers… come and get sorted at serene and scenic Burton Springs, for a super stay in a Somerset wildlife haven. This peaceful place is at the foot of the Quantock Hills and a nifty base for getting out around the Quantocks, the west Somerset and Exmoor coastline, and smashing Somerset settings like Cheddar Gorge and Glastonbury Abbey, both under 20 miles away. And if your group are fisherfolk? Cast off on site in the three handsome and well-stocked lakes: there's one each of coarse fishing, carp fishing and cat fishing to keep all angling enthusiasts hooked. Please note that fishing is subject to additional charges and must be booked in advance. (Non-fisherfolk have plenty of wildlife to see, walks to wander and quiet spots in which to hide with a book or three.) Burton Springs is well kept all round by its friendly family team, who've added a spankingly clean shower and washroom as well as a washing-up area for guests' use. There's also a games room for all ages, with table football and a dartboard, a selection of board games, DVDs and reading material, and a small play area in the pitching field with a pirate ship, climbing walls, slides and a basket swing. Food and drinks are available to buy in the site shop.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 15
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 3
Touring caravan pitches 17
Tent pitches 8
Rent a tent 2
Open now
Opens 1 February
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Facilities/activities including fishing are subject to extra charges payable on arrival.
  • Reception is unmanned after 5 p.m.. Please inform the site while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • A cable measuring at least 25 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Sat, 1 Feb to

Open from Sun, 1 Feb to

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
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2 adults
0 children
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Reviews

9.5

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96% would recommend this site to a friend

93% would stay here again

What customers say

This is a well-maintained and friendly campsite with excellent, clean facilities, including individual shower and toilet cubicles. Visitors praise the peaceful atmosphere, beautiful lakes, and family-friendly amenities like the playground and games room. The site is also highly regarded for its dog-friendly spaces and the helpfulness of the owners and staff. While most guests had a positive experience, a few noted some building noise and a lack of privacy on certain pitches.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Excellent stay in the super cute belle tent

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Samantha L.

Lotus bell tent (family)

Liked Loved everything about this site.
Exceeded expectations and we really enjoyed our stay.
Booked a last minute night away for a friends birthday. The belle tent was super cute and comfy. Was not expecting the extra little touches. Wine glasses cutlery a kettle, washing up bowl tea towel and other items we didn’t even use! The fairy lights were super cute and the beds were really comfy.
We had so much space outside, a picnic table and a girlie which we made use of.
The portaloo in our field was really clean and had an air fresher we were pleasantly surprised. The washing facilities were really good and the honesty shop whikst we didn’t use it was a nice addition.
This wasn’t a rowdy site and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay great value for money. We were very lucky with the weather so I’m sure this added to how we felt about the set up but even if the weather wasn’t great it would still have been a lovely stay
I have put a one on wifi as we didn’t even try to use it so can’t comment

Disliked Nothing everything was great

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good showers, lovely big pitches, good enclosed dog field…

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Stephen D.

Electric optional grass tent pitch

Liked Good showers, lovely big pitches, good enclosed dog field

Disliked Strange idea to put communal hand towels in every toilet, these were often sopping wet as people had used them to dry the floor from the showers, paper towels may be a more hygienic option.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your review.
The towels are the only viable option. We have looked at paper towels but the cost over 8 units for 12 months would be around £8,000 a year, which is simply not possible as a cost to us. We do change them often throughout the day and unfortunately when you stayed with us, we had a group that continued to use them as mats. Most guests who stay are sensible and only use them as intended, as a hand towel for drying hands.

Great stay overall

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Jacques H.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Great stay for a base from which to explore the surrounding areas.

Disliked Bathroom facilities where basic but adequate

Recommend to friends Visit again

Arrived later than planned at 9.20pm, rung to ensure we were still…

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Claire Nicola W.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Arrived later than planned at 9.20pm, rung to ensure we were still coming and to guide us in, met by person to guide us to our pitch with explanation of where everything was. Plenty of space, toilet/shower rooms AMAZING!

Disliked nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good to start with, but ruined at the end.

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2 out of 10
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Scott D.

Electric optional grass tent pitch

Liked Good facilities generally. Really cool little honesty shop selling great honey they make on the farm.

Disliked As we were having our breakfast, the owner came up and told us that there would be an extra £20 charge for charging our EV overnight. It was plugged in via a 13-amp plug on a mobile mains unit, and only actually pulled around 7 amps to add ~30 miles of range overnight, so that we had some wriggle room to get home. This is a commonly done thing and there was nothing in any of the documents to say that this was not permitted. I stood in front of him and worked out that even at 69p per kWh, which is over twice the UK average and about what one might pay at motorway services, it would have cost £8.40. His response was "Let's call it a tenner then". In reality, he almost certainly made a profit on the £5 I had already spent. The conversation was loud and embarrassing for my partner, so I paid up.

All in all, I paid for an electric pitch, I paid £5 to connect the electricity, then I had to pay an unmentioned £10 charge for actually using it.

It is a shame because we were looking forward to going back, but I don't dare drive past it in future in case the guy helps himself to any more of my cash.

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From the manager: Thank you for your review and especially for mentioning the charging of your EV car via the 16amp hook up box on each pitch which is what you use to plug domestic appliances in via a 13amp cable. ie kettle, phone charging, cooking etc.
Firstly, by your own calculations you used "£8.40" you think, this is still £3.40 over the £5 paid, so I can only assume that you would of expected us to pay that additional money for you to charge your car. Whilst talking to you in the morning, you where boiling a kettle, cooking bacon on an electric cooker and toasting bread. All in addition to charging your phones and on top of that plugging your car in to charge. Unsurprising we had to come out at 5.30am, as the electric had tripped due to the over loading, which was caused by you. Had you of asked about EV car charging we would of pointed out the ACTUAL charger to you. I fear your partner was more embarrassed by the clearly cheeky actions of trying to sneak in a car charge, knowing that this wasn't allowed.

We very clearly have an EV charger onsite for guests to use and pay for their car charging, also this has the correct amps for car charging, so that it doesn't over load the electrics. We ourselves own a 40kw zoe, fully electric car, so understand how much it costs to charge cars.
We are a micro site, owned by husband and wife, we are not part of a massive chain or group and get NO help with outgoings. As you can only image our expense has tripled over the past year and we operate on the minimum or margins.
We are on commercial electric rate, which is A LOT MORE than domestic.

Would highly recommend to anyone

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Anonymous

Electric optional grass tent pitch

Liked Well looked after facilities, large pitches, very friendly, helpfull and considerate staff, good spaces for kids to play and great dog field, didnt use fishing lakes this time but will be returning to take full advantage of everything there is to offer

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site, clean facilities and friendly staff.

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Catherine C.

Electric optional grass tent pitch

Liked Loved the site, really friendly owners, facilities are really well kept, toilets/showers really clean, lakes were beautiful and felt like the tent field was really safe for the kids to play.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent pitches, spotlessly clean toilets, great facilities for children and those who…

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Excellent pitches, spotlessly clean toilets, great facilities for children and those who like fishing. Nice quiet campsite and convenient location to visit National Trust properties

Disliked Nothing to dislike

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clearly a lot of thought put into visitors needs

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Tony A.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Well kept site, facilities all clean and modern, owners friendly and always present somewhere on site if needed (not needed by us) small site shop handy.

Disliked Nothing to dislike here

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site, well maintained and everything you'd need.

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Amanda M.

Lakeside View camping pod

Liked Everything, it's wonderfully run. Everything spotless and well equipped. My son was fishing and the fish well being definitely paramount.
It was a quick overnight stay but we shall be returning for longer with friends too.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Local produce Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent pitches

Themes

Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Remote location Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Small (11-25 pitches)

Accessibility

Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Step-free access Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

Location

Burton Springs

Lawson Farm

Burton

Bridgwater

Somerset

England

TA5 1QB

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

51.19024°N
3.15166°W

Route directions

If following a satnav, ignore final turn into Knighton Lane and instead continue on main road for a further 100 metres and you will see the entrance to Burton Springs.

Nearest transport

Coach
7.3 mi Burnham Haven Holiday Centre
7.3 mi Old Pier Tavern
7.3 mi Old Pier Tavern
Rail
8 mi Highbridge & Burnham-on-Sea Rail Station
8.2 mi Bridgwater Rail Station
9.6 mi Bishop's Lydeard
Ferry
7.7 mi Bridgwater Ferry Terminal
13.2 mi Weston-super-Mare Knightstone Harbour
14 mi Minehead Harbour
Airport
16.5 mi Cardiff International Airport
23.4 mi Bristol International Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Burton Springs' closest chunk of coast is at Burnham-On-Sea about seven and a half miles away. Seaside resort Weston-super-Mare is a few miles further along the coast from Burnham; for the Exmoor coastline, stretches of shoreline and sand like Kilve, Dunster, Minehead and Porlock are a short drive in the other direction. The South West Coast Path, Britain's longest long-distance path, starts from Minehead on its epic 630 miles via the coasts of Devon and Cornwall to finish up at Poole Harbour in Dorset. If this is a tad too much, other hikes around the region include the Quantock Hills, England's first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty; Brean Down, a Site of Special Scientific Interest managed by the National Trust, and the Mendip Hills, also an AONB and home to splendidly spectacular Cheddar Gorge. The Burton team also reckons guests should take a look at the small wildlife and adventure park Tropiquaria, the National Trust's Dunster Castle and Fyne Court, the Bakelite Museum at Wilton, the RSPB reserve at Greylake, and the rides and attractions of Brean Leisure Park. Paintballing is available at Cannington Park, nearby at Bridgwater.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Berrow North Of Unity Farm 8.6 mi Estuary N/AExcellentGoodGood
Blue Anchor West 10.8 mi Sea N/AN/AN/AN/A
Brean 10.9 mi Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Weston-Super-Mare Uphill Slipway 11.6 mi Estuary PoorPoorN/APoor
Dunster North West 12.4 mi Sea N/AN/AN/AGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Cheddar Caves & Gorge 17.9 mi

Clarks Village 18.3 mi

Glastonbury Abbey 19 mi

Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 19.1 mi

Glastonbury Tor 19.9 mi

National Trust

Coleridge Cottage 2.7 mi

Fyne Court 7.8 mi

Dunster Castle 12.7 mi

Dunster Working Watermill 12.8 mi

King John's Hunting Lodge 15.9 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

FAIRFIELD 0.9 mi

Holford and the Quantocks 3.2 mi

CROWCOMBE COURT 5.3 mi

ST AUDRIES (HOUSE) 5.6 mi

HALSWELL PARK 7.5 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Burton Springs have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Burton Springs dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Burton Springs? Burton Springs' closest chunk of coast is at Burnham-On-Sea about seven and a half miles away. Seaside resort Weston-super-Mare is a few miles further along the coast from Burnham; for the Exmoor … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Burton Springs?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.

    If travelling with a touring unit, please leave the vehicle in the motorhome field, walk to the main car park and ring the shop's doorbell. If travelling with a car, please go straight to the main car park and ring the shop's doorbell.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at Burton Springs? From £20 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.